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Idiopathic Calcinosis Cutis Universalis Treated Successfully with Oral Diltiazem—A Case Report
Author(s) -
Singh Jayanti,
Paliwal Vijay K.,
Bhargava Puneet,
Mathur Deepak K.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/pde.13217
Subject(s) - medicine , calcinosis cutis , diltiazem , dermatology , calcinosis , calcium , calcification
Idiopathic calcinosis cutis is very rare and difficult to treat. Various medical modalities of treatment described with inconsistent results include chelating agents, colchicine, and probenecid. Calcium channel blockers are known to work by inhibiting intracellular entry of calcium. We successfully treated a case of idiopathic calcinosis cutis using oral diltiazem.